Recent reports and opinions highlight a significant decline in birth rates across various countries, raising concerns about future demographic challenges. Sweden, long seen as a model for balancing gender egalitarianism and family formation, is experiencing a fertility collapse. South Korea's birth rate has plummeted to 0.7 births per woman, with a cultural divide between young men and women potentially hindering future coupling and procreation. The global birth rate has reached the lowest point in recorded history. Meanwhile, despite extensive parental support, Finland's fertility rate has dropped by nearly a third since 2010, now ranking below the UK's rate despite its more limited social safety net, and only marginally higher than Italy's, where traditional gender roles are more persistent.
Opinion: South Korea has registered a new low in its already faltering birth rate – and it’s becoming a national emergency https://t.co/EKywVSXLoL
Despite all the support offered to parents, Finland’s fertility rate has fallen nearly a third since 2010. It's now below the UK’s, where the social safety net is more limited, and only slightly above Italy’s, where traditional gender roles persevere https://t.co/9YJ3KrOS1P
🚨 "Despite all the support offered to parents, Finland’s fertility rate has fallen nearly a third since 2010. It is now below the UK’s, where the social safety net is more limited, and only slightly above Italy’s, where traditional gender roles persevere" https://t.co/wvCcuIEHE2
We’re now witnessing the lowest birth rate in the history of humanity. Let that sink in. https://t.co/CIAoKN7b4a https://t.co/uV5MjKsKkd
Sweden has long been touted by social scientists as proof of the compatibility between gender egalitarianism and family formation. But the collapse of fertility there suggests otherwise, says @darelmass: https://t.co/75Ske2EEC3
South Korea's birth rate is already down to 0.7 births per woman and with such a split in values between young men and women, they're unlikely to couple up and procreate at scale. I don't think they're gonna make it. https://t.co/eSfxUCLGi5